High mileage oils in Australia?

[19jacobob93]

Are there any that are within a recommended viscosity? I'm running regular 10w30 in my 205k Falcon with little to no usage but I'd like an oil with seal conditioners just to keep them alive and hopefully slow/stop a few small wet areas here and there on the block.
The only one I know exists here as far as I'm aware is Maxlife but that only comes in 20w50 here and I don't know whether I'd want stuff that thick in my engine.
All the other 'recommended for high milage/worn engines' are 25w60 or 40w70 which makes me feel nauseous.
Would my only option be to add an additive such as LM oil saver? This would be quite expensive though

 

[Fraser434]

My fav is Mobil 1 high mileage silver cap , may not be available in Australia. I laughed when I first saw High Mileage oil, however its all I use in the family members cars, new or old (or Mobil 1 0w40). Has a higher Zinc/Phos, moly, boron. I'm not aware of anything chemically it can do for seals. In America the typical Catalytic Converter warranty has been the federally mandated "8/80" 80,000 miles and ironically M1 High Mileage says for vehicles over 75k miles. I say a catalytic converter is cheaper than an engine, protect the engine at the expense of 'poisoning' the catalyst.

I am a fan of MOS2, I see you use that.

 

[SLATRON]

I don't live in Australia so, first I would look in stores or oil company websites. Over here everything is sooo over marketed and hyped its pervasive.
Regular oil has seal conditioners. Motor oil saver does work well, its about $5-$6 a can here. You might not have to redose for 2-3 oci or more if leaks aren't bad.

 

[19jacobob93]

I think oil saver is about $15 here! But I might try that every 3 OCIs then because its nothing serious (no drips on drive) just wet patches here and there

 

[B320i]

Originally Posted By: 19jacobob93
Are there any that are within a recommended viscosity? I'm running regular 10w30 in my 205k Falcon with little to no usage but I'd like an oil with seal conditioners just to keep them alive and hopefully slow/stop a few small wet areas here and there on the block.
The only one I know exists here as far as I'm aware is Maxlife but that only comes in 20w50 here and I don't know whether I'd want stuff that thick in my engine.
All the other 'recommended for high milage/worn engines' are 25w60 or 40w70 which makes me feel nauseous.
Would my only option be to add an additive such as LM oil saver? This would be quite expensive though


Gee, I wonder who markets the 25w70 and 40w70 products

Seriously overkill for a car that was originally intended for xW-40 oils. If you need these oils, I'd say you might need a rebuild, or a new car (period).

If you're concerned about leaks, then keep to a 10 or 15w40, i.e. Castrol conventional, and change it regularly. Synthetics, due to their properties are very talented "escape artists" when it comes to old and worn seals.
You might consider fixing these leaks, so you can run synthetics for at least double the mileage in the car.

 

[19jacobob93]

Originally Posted By: B320i
Originally Posted By: 19jacobob93
Are there any that are within a recommended viscosity? I'm running regular 10w30 in my 205k Falcon with little to no usage but I'd like an oil with seal conditioners just to keep them alive and hopefully slow/stop a few small wet areas here and there on the block.
The only one I know exists here as far as I'm aware is Maxlife but that only comes in 20w50 here and I don't know whether I'd want stuff that thick in my engine.
All the other 'recommended for high milage/worn engines' are 25w60 or 40w70 which makes me feel nauseous.
Would my only option be to add an additive such as LM oil saver? This would be quite expensive though


Gee, I wonder who markets the 25w70 and 40w70 products

Seriously overkill for a car that was originally intended for xW-40 oils. If you need these oils, I'd say you might need a rebuild, or a new car (period).

If you're concerned about leaks, then keep to a 10 or 15w40, i.e. Castrol conventional, and change it regularly. Synthetics, due to their properties are very talented "escape artists" when it comes to old and worn seals.
You might consider fixing these leaks, so you can run synthetics for at least double the mileage in the car.

 

[19jacobob93]

I have no idea but my dad bought some Nulon 40w70 to put in his Pajero that was smoking and using a lot of oil. It sure slowed the oil usage until it killed the bottom end. He traded it in to an unsuspecting dealer for a brand new hilux a few months ago so its not his problem anymore haha
Just read my service manual and it says use /30 for best fuel economy and /40 and /50 if its not available.
I'm tempted to do a run of a 50 weight to see the difference in economy but winter is approaching and it can still get below freezing here

 

[Silk]

I was using a Fuchs HDEO in my bulk tanks, up to 70,000km OCI for trucks, but I put it in everything.

 

[toyota62]

http://www.gllubricants.com/index.php?c=product&a=show&id=271&pid=67&product_id=80

Cheers.
Bob.

 

[dlundblad]

Can you go to a distributor and get some Shell Helix HX5 (10w30) or HX7 (5w30)?

 

[B320i]

Originally Posted By: toyota62
http://www.gllubricants.com/index.php?c=product&a=show&id=271&pid=67&product_id=80

Cheers.
Bob.


I previously bought my Mobil 1 0w40, as well as 4 quarts of Redline D4 ATF from this guy. A while back, when I was contemplating the switch to German Castrol, he was going to wear a $10 discount so I could get the product in my "out in the sticks" locale. I never went through with it, but I got Shell Rotella instead, for a good price.

Can DEFINITELY recommend this guy. Heck, for someone in the metro area, I'd be willing to bet you'd be getting a pretty wicked deal on oil from him.

 

[Fraser434]

When I worked in the shop, we had a camry come in, slight rod knock. Was getting a new engine so while the old engine was running filled it with 80W90 gear oil to see if oil viscosity had any effect on a 'worn' engine. Had no effect at all. Point is, viscosity is not the answer.

 

[dlundblad]

Did it seem stressed at all?

 

[B320i]

Gear oil is apparently measured on a different viscosity grade to engine oil, and thus, something like 75w90 is more equivalent to a typical 10w30 or 40 oil, IIRC.

 

[blakey]

Falcon EL, 330,000k's on Valvoline 20W50. Never blew smoke, still had plenty of go. Don't have it now...caught fire (electrical issue), but that's another story.

Current car: Falcon BF Sedan, 230,000k's on the same oil. No issues. All year round here in Brisbane.

 

[Red91]

Jacob, I think you'd like Defy, if you could get it. Are any Quaker State products available in Aus? If not, I think the Maxlife 20W-50 would be just fine. Honestly, 20W-50 isn't as thick as it's made out to be here. Many, many cars all around the world have lived 300K mile lives with said grade.